The Arc of Her Survival

A decade ago, Kristina Anderson was shot while in her French class at Virginia Tech. Now she’s reshaping, again and again, the meaning of that terrible day.

‘Everyone’s Recovery Is Different’

Jerzy Nowak, whose wife, Jocelyne Couture-Nowak, was killed at Virginia Tech in 2007, recalls the day that changed his life, and how he and their daughter continued.

‘We Teach Peace in the Stuttering Light’

After the shootings, Lucinda Roy, an English professor, felt she had failed. "We have this idea of the ideal teacher, that if you only try heard enough, you will be able to reach every student."

The States

As New York Embraces a Free-Tuition Plan, Private Colleges Fear the Consequences

Leaders of private colleges worry that the plan could put a dent in their enrollments, and that it may entice students who don’t understand the fine print.

Student Protests

Even in Fascism’s Heyday, Anti-Fascists on Campus Were Controversial

In the 1930s, students at the City College of New York protested an Italian student delegation representing Benito Mussolini. That protest, like many today, also turned violent.

Commentary

Fixing Student Debt: A Common-Sense Approach

Steps like annual letters to students estimating the size and length of their payments could curb imprudent borrowing commitments.

Lingua Franca

At the Coalface

The British term coalface once invoked the hard reality of a dangerous profession, says Bill Germano. But today's proposed fossil-fuel renaissance stands in for an America that never was.

Moving Up

Beyond the Survival Mind-Set

There’s a big difference between a college surviving and thriving.

Vitae

Career Lingo: ‘Participate in Multidisciplinary …’

A job ad that mentions more than one field should be viewed as both an opportunity and a danger zone.